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#EEC591 — Light Orange

#EEC591 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EEC591 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EEC591 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #91B9EE; it also sits naturally between #EE9791 and #E8EE91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEC591 · RGB 238, 197, 145

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Color values

HEX#EEC591
RGB238, 197, 145
HSL34°, 73%, 75%
HSV34°, 39%, 93%
CMYK0%, 17%, 39%, 7%
XYZ60.34, 60.15, 35.22
Yxy60.15, 0.3875, 0.3863
CIE-Lab81.92, 7.64, 31.54
Hunter Lab77.56, 7.39, 24.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 77% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 39% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EEC591 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEC591 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEC591

.text { color: #EEC591; }
.background { background-color: #EEC591; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC591; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 197, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC591; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 197, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC591; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 197, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC591">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC591">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEC591

#E9B572#E4A553#DF9534#CF8420#B0701C#8D5A16#6E4611#4F320C#311F08#120B03

Tints of #EEC591

#EFCA9A#F1CFA2#F2D3AB#F3D8B4#F5DFC1#F7E3CA#F8E8D3#F9EDDC#FBF1E5#FCF6ED

Tones of #EEC591

#E7C597#E0C49E#DAC3A4#D3C2AB#CDC1B2#C6C0B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91B9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEC591: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEC591

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEC591: ·

How #EEC591 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DCDC9EDeuteranopia · #DFE2A1Tritanopia · #ECA8AA

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEC591 rather than the exact color:

Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Serene Ruby Opal
#E9C790 · #DCA856 · #DA962A · #644411
Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192
Palette D06224
#D06224 · #AE431E · #8A8635 · #E9C891
Palette Eac696
#EAC696 · #C8AE7D · #765827 · #65451F
Palette 3396d3
#3396D3 · #FFF0CE · #EBCB90 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EEC391#E9C790#EAC192#E9C891#EAC696#EBCB90#F2C18D#F6C794#F4BF96#F1CA89#EBCE95#F8C794

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEC590  ·  #EEC592 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEC591?

#EEC591 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 197, 145). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC591?

#EEC591 is RGB 238, 197, 145 — HSL 34°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 39%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEC591?

Its complement is #91B9EE; analogous partners are #EE9791 and #E8EE91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC591 for text?

Black text on #EEC591 has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.